heady

CEFRC2

/ˈhɛdi/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Exciting or powerful enough to make you feel confused or proud.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Tending to upset the mind or senses.

Examples

  • The wine had a heady aroma.

  • This beer is a little heady.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Intoxicating or stupefying.

  2. Rash or impetuous.

More examples

In context

  • The cocktail was a heady mixture of spirits.

  • The rock concert was a heady mixture of their greatest hits.

  • We looked out from a heady outcrop of rock.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

The blank smell of the perfume made her feel dizzy and lightheaded.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English hedi, hevedi, equivalent to head + -y.